The story, posted on NJ.com Wednesday, quotes an Aug. 13 email message from Bridget Anne Kelly, the governor's deputy chief of staff, to David Wildstein, the Port Authority official who ordered the lane closures. The email reads: "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee."

Wildstein later resigned, amid the political flap that erupted after the traffic-snarling lane closings. He is among the figures subpoenaed to testify on the matter before the Assembly Transportation committee chaired by Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex).

Vehicles slow for tolls before crossing the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee (John Moore/Getty Images)